Amy J. Berg
Encyclopedia
Amy J. Berg is an American
film maker, known best for her Academy Award-nominated document
film Deliver Us from Evil
(2006
) about the sex abuse cases in Roman Catholic Church and an abusive native Irish
priest Oliver O'Grady
. She has directed also a 10-minute-long document film Polarized (2007
).
Born in a Jewish
family, Berg grew up in San Fernando Valley
and lives currently in Santa Monica
, California
.
United States
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film maker, known best for her Academy Award-nominated document
Document
The term document has multiple meanings in ordinary language and in scholarship. WordNet 3.1. lists four meanings :* document, written document, papers...
film Deliver Us from Evil
Deliver Us From Evil
Deliver Us from Evil may refer to:*"Deliver us from evil", a line from the Lord's PrayerIn entertainment:*Deliver Us from Evil: The Story of Vietnam's Flight to Freedom, a 1956 novel by U.S. Navy physician and humanitarian Thomas A...
(2006
2006 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...
) about the sex abuse cases in Roman Catholic Church and an abusive native Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
priest Oliver O'Grady
Oliver O'Grady
Oliver O'Grady is an Irish former Roman Catholic priest who raped, molested and abused many children in California from 1973 onwards. He wrote a letter of confession to parents in 1976 and a copy was given to the Bishop of Stockton at that time....
. She has directed also a 10-minute-long document film Polarized (2007
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
).
Born in a Jewish
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
family, Berg grew up in San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
and lives currently in Santa Monica
Santa Mônica
Santa Mônica is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.